Greetings Florida FTC Teams, Coaches, Volunteers, and Sponsors:

A couple of months into the 2021-22 FTC season and we have completed seven (7) scrimmages and eleven (11) meets.  Seven (7) of the league meets have been traditional events. Additional league events have been added to the Florida FTC event registration system (http://www.flfirst.org/index.php/season/events). The focus of this Florida FTC newsletter is to provide information on where you can see the Florida event results, league rankings, and event results from across the FIRST Tech Challenge program.

The following are the topics covered in this Florida FTC newsletter:

1. Florida FTC Website League Rankings (flfirst.org)
2. FIRST Event Information Portal
3. Florida Championship Dates & Location
4. FIRST World Championship Announcement

Newsletter Details:

1. Florida FTC Website League Rankings (www.flfirst.org) – The Florida FTC website includes a league ranking page under the “Season” dropdown menu. You can get access to the latest league ranking by traversing the menus on the Florida FTC website as follows: Season>>League Ranking>>”Select League”.  The results are typically published a several days after the event results are published by your event scorekeeper through the scoring software.

1. FIRST Event Information Portal – Teams have access to the results of all events within the United States.  The event details can be found on the following FIRST webpage: https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2021.  The best way to find the Florida league event results is to select “Florida” within the region menu in the center of the page and then press the “Update List’ button.  The events are organized by date.

1. Florida Championship Dates & Location – The final event of the Florida 2021-22 FTC season will be March 4 & 5, 2022 and we are planning on hosting a traditional event.  Forty-eight (46) teams will qualify to attend the Florida Championship through the eight (8) league tournaments.  Two (2) teams will be randomly selected from a list of teams that submit a request to attend the Florida Championship. Please send an email with your team number to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if your team would like to enter the Florida Championship lottery.  The Championship will be held at the Advent Fieldhouse located in Winter Haven, FL.  Teams will be required to arrive at the venue Friday (March 4) afternoon to complete robot and field inspection.  Teams will also be required to pay an event registration fee to help differ the cost of the event.  Stay tuned for more information as we finalize our Florida FTC Championship plans.

1. FIRST World Championship Announcement – On November 19, 2021, FIRST announced plans to consolidate the two world championship events to a single event this season located in Houston, TX on April 20-23, 2022. More information about the FIRST Tech Challenge announcement can be found on the FTC blog: http://firsttechchallenge.blogspot.com/